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(88) Date of publication A3: 26.08.2010 (43) Date of publication: 08.06.2011 Bulletin 2011/23 (21) Application number: 09777124.0 (22) Date of filing: 10.07.2009

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61C 8/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2009/005045 (87) International publication number: WO 2010/006740 (21.01.2010 Gazette 2010/03)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: AL BA RS (30) Priority: 14.07.2008 US 172881 (71) Applicant: Nobel Biocare Services AG 8058 Zürich-Flughafen (CH)	(72) Inventor: HURSON, Steven, M. Yorba Linda CA 92887 (US) (74) Representative: Byström, Kurt Linus et al Nobel Biocare AB Box 5190 402 26 Göteborg 402 26 Göteborg (SE)